Case Study: HosEnclose

It’s been nearly
three years in the making, but for Steve Tibbs, he wanted everything
just right.

“We built a new wing onto our home,”
says Tibbs. “We completely redid the home, changing roof pitches,
sandblasting the house. So it was very important that the yard continue
to support this look and feel.”

Still there was one nagging problem. Key areas of the
property would need access to water sources. Yet the thought of hoses
dotting the emerging landscape just didn’t appeal to Tibbs.

“Having a big hose wrapped up somewhere in a flower
bed destroys the look, or significantly lowers the impact of the look
of that flower bed.”

When Tibbs began looking into what options were before
him, he was surprised to learn that they we limited. One option was keeping
the hoses in the garage or cabinet, hooking them up to the standard hose
bib when needed, then returning them. But that wasn’t very practical.

With at least four areas of the yard in need of water
access, dragging hoses to and from a garage wasn’t a very desirable
alternative. There had to be another solution; and there was. It came
in the form of advice from a friend.

“I looked around very casually. I didn’t
have a lot of time, but I knew what I wanted. And that was something that
didn’t look like this big coiled hose sitting somewhere, impacting
the line of sight in my garden area. So that’s what first led me
to think about a hose vault. That’s when I spoke to my friend.”

Photo courtesy: Carson Industries

That friend happened to work for Carson Industries, and
they happened to have a new product unlike anything else on the market.
The HosEnclose offered access to a coiled hose stored in a vault buried
at ground level. It looked too good to be true. While Tibbs trusted his
friend, he nonetheless, sought the opinion of an expert.

“I showed the product to my landscape contractor,”
says Tibbs. “He gave me a thumb’s up and said it was as good
as anything on the market that he was aware of.”

Installation of the four HosEnclose units was painless.
They quickly connected to existing water lines with built-in PVC unions.
Available in three colors (green, desert tan and pine brown mulch), they
easily blend in with just about any landscape. And the two sizes they
come in offer different length hoses and water flow, depending on the
need.

The first unit was installed on the property about five
months ago; subsequent units have since been installed. According to Tibbs,
they’ve been trouble free, and are exactly what he was looking for.

“I have one that sits right behind a barbeque/bar
area. It gives me the ability to reach down and hose down the bar and
the patio. That unit is right in the middle of a flower bed, and you can’t
even see it. There are tall flowers and they cover it up.”

“The nice thing about the units I have on a slope,”
says Tibbs, “is that even though they’re in a newly planted
area, the hose isn’t sitting in dirt. If you have just a wound up
hose in that location, you’re going to have mud all over your hands
when you use the hose.”

“With the HosEnclose, it’s much cleaner to
use and operate. And you’re not worried about getting your hands
filthy when you grab it.”

Because they are easily incorporated into the surrounding
environment, the units look like nothing more than an irrigation box.
But the ease of use they afford Tibbs makes them stand out in ways far
beyond the aesthetic value they provide.

“What I really like is the convenience. It comes
with a very effective spray head with six different settings, so I can
just switch from a blast of water to clean the pavement, to a flick of
the dial for the mister.”

“And it’s very easy to drop the coiled hose back into the
unit. I’ve never had to worry about wrapping the hose. It just returns
automatically back to the HosEnclose. I drop the lid, and I’m done.”

If repeat business is one measure of satisfaction, then
Tibbs is one happy camper. He intends to install another unit in his front
yard.